Share-Based Compensation Expense (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2012

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Summary of stock option activity

The following table is a summary of Ciena’s stock option activity for the period indicated (shares in thousands):

	Shares Underlying Options Outstanding		Weighted Average Exercise Price
Balance at October 31, 2011	3,690		$	30.01
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(40	)	5.78
Canceled	(329	)	56.67
Balance at July 31, 2012	3,321		$	27.66

Summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding

The following table summarizes information with respect to stock options outstanding at July 31, 2012, based on Ciena’s closing stock price on the last trading day of Ciena’s third fiscal quarter of 2012 (shares and intrinsic value in thousands):

					Options Outstanding at						Vested Options at
					July 31, 2012						July 31, 2012
					Number	Weighted Average Remaining	Weighted				Number	Weighted Average Remaining	Weighted
Range of					of	Contractual	Average		Aggregate		of	Contractual	Average		Aggregate
Exercise					Underlying	Life	Exercise		Intrinsic		Underlying	Life	Exercise		Intrinsic
Price					Shares	(Years)	Price		Value		Shares	(Years)	Price		Value
$	0.94	—	$	16.31	334	5.36	$	8.45	$	2,519	283	5.07	$	8.06	$	2,246
$	16.52	—	$	17.29	393	2.95	16.68		—		391	2.94	16.68		—
$	17.43	—	$	24.50	534	2.79	20.47		—		533	2.79	20.47		—
$	24.69	—	$	28.28	409	4.24	26.99		—		409	4.24	26.99		—
$	28.61	—	$	31.43	269	2.84	29.75		—		269	2.84	29.75		—
$	31.71	—	$	32.55	512	0.57	31.72		—		512	0.57	31.72		—
$	33.00	—	$	37.10	347	4.75	35.17		—		347	4.75	35.17		—
$	37.31	—	$	47.32	489	2.20	44.83		—		489	2.2	44.83		—
$	47.53	—	$	55.79	32	1.07	49.35		—		32	1.07	49.35		—
$	267.52	—	$	267.52	2	0.15	267.52		—		2	0.15	267.52		—
$	0.94	—	$	267.52	3,321	3.01	$	27.66	$	2,519	3,267	2.95	$	27.93	$	2,246

Summary of restricted stock unit activity

The following table is a summary of Ciena’s restricted stock unit activity for the period indicated, with the aggregate fair value of the balance outstanding at the end of each period, based on Ciena’s closing stock price on the last trading day of the relevant period (shares and aggregate fair value in thousands):

	Restricted Stock Units Outstanding		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share		Aggregate Fair Value
Balance at October 31, 2011	4,298		$	16.28	$	59,399
Granted	2,250
Vested	(1,518	)
Canceled or forfeited	(254	)
Balance at July 31, 2012	4,776		$	14.21	$	76,365

Share-based compensation expense

The following table summarizes share-based compensation expense for the periods indicated (in thousands):

	Quarter Ended July 31,						Nine Months Ended July 31,
	2011			2012			2011			2012
Product costs	$	579		$	564		$	1,658		$	1,509
Service costs	511			332			1,516			1,136
Share-based compensation expense included in cost of sales	1,090			896			3,174			2,645
Research and development	2,423			1,841			7,591			6,067
Sales and marketing	2,736			2,589			8,871			8,510
General and administrative	2,882			1,547			8,023			6,485
Acquisition and integration costs	54			—			288			7
Share-based compensation expense included in operating expense	8,095			5,977			24,773			21,069
Share-based compensation expense capitalized in inventory, net	(152		)	(48		)	(28		)	(58		)
Total share-based compensation	$	9,033		$	6,825		$	27,919		$	23,656